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  Nolasco fans 11 D-backs, Marlins end 7-game skid

  

  Posted 7:28 PM 5/19/2013

  MIAMI (AP) Ricky Nolasco followed his worst outing of the season with his best.

  It resulted in a rare win for the Miami Marlins.

  Nolasco struck out 11 and the Marlins stopped a season-high seven-game losing streak, holding off the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 Sunday.

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  Padres Drop Finale to Iowa Cubs 7-3

  

  Posted 7:17 PM 5/19/2013

  Brad Nelson drove in five runs Sunday in the Iowa Cubs 7-3 victory over the Tucson Padres. The two teams split the four-game series at Principal Park.Tucson went ahead in the top of the first after three consecutive hits anchored by Brandon Allen's RBI single to put the Padres ahead (More)

  
  

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  Arizona Wins Thriller 7-6, Takes Series From ASU

  

  Posted 6:23 PM 5/19/2013

  TEMPE, Ariz. - It was as easy as 1-2-3.

  That was how the University of Arizona baseball team escaped a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth inning as it held on to upend 15th-ranked Arizona State, 7-6, and capture a series-clinching victory on Sunday afternoon at Packard Stadium.

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  Sun Devils Even Series With Three-Run 8th Inning

  

  Posted 10:45 PM 5/18/2013

  TEMPE, Ariz. - The 15th-ranked Arizona State University baseball team shook off two late rallies from visiting Arizona by scoring three times in the bottom of the eighth inning en route to a 6-3 victory to even the three-game Pac-12 Conference series on Saturday night at Packard Stadium.

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  Arizona Eliminated by Baylor 8-4

  

  Posted 10:42 PM 5/18/2013

  COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Arizona softball season came to a close Saturday when it was upended by Baylor 8-4 in an elimination contest in the College Station Regional after the Cats defeated Penn 3-2 in extras to extend its season.The loss marks the first time that Arizona has (More)

  
  

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  Padres Beat Iowa Cubs 4-2

  

  Posted 8:38 PM 5/18/2013

  The Tucson Padres scored three runs in the first inning on way to a 4-2 win over the Iowa Cubs Saturday at Principal Park. The Padres have won five of their last six road games and advanced to four games over .500 for the first time in team history.The two newest Padres put Tucson (More)

  
  

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  McCarthy throws shutout for 1st victory of year

  

  Posted 8:17 PM 5/18/2013

  MIAMI (AP) It took nine starts, but Brandon McCarthy finally got his first win with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

  McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday (More)

  
  

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  12th-inning inside-the-park grand slam pushes Salt Lake past Pima

  

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  Posted 8:12 PM 5/18/2013

  ST. GEORGE, Utah - Salt Lake (UT) Community College lead-off hitter Malia Campos legged out an inside-the-park grand slam home run in the top of the 12th inning to help lead her #2-seeded Bruins to a hard-fought 8-5 victory over #5-seed Pima (AZ) CC in the semifinal game of the 2013 NJCAA (More) • Video (1)

  
  

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  PCC Softball Advance to Final Day at NJCAA Nationals

  

  Posted 9:52 PM 5/17/2013

  Tucson, AZ - The Pima Community College softball team fell into the loser's bracket but recovered to win two games on Friday at the Canyons Complex in St. George, UT. The Aztecs must win three in a row on Saturday to claim the NJCAA National Championship and it begins against No. 2 Salt (More)

  
  

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  Padres Hang on to Win 9-8 in Iowa Friday

  

  Posted 9:38 PM 5/17/2013

  The Tucson Padres battled back from a two-run deficit to defeat the Iowa Cubs 9-8 Friday at Principal Park.The Padres jumped ahead 4-0 in the first inning on Daniel Robertson's RBI double, Gregorio Petit's RBI groundout and Jesus Merchan's two-run single with the bases-loaded. The (More)